October 2017
There Goes the Neighborhood Live
There Goes the Neighborhood Live: Who Benefits When a Neighborhood "Improves"? A live broadcast hosted by KCRW’s Saul Gonzalez Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 6PM – Reception/complimentary beer+wine 7PM – Live broadcast (please be seated by 6:50p) Free! Sometimes new stores, restaurants and cultural attractions are welcomed by everyone. But as many working-class areas in Los Angeles gentrify and housing costs rise, more developments are facing a backlash. What signals to long-time residents that improvements are for them and not for…
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Supremacy Ride
Clairobscur Dance Presents "Supremacy Ride" at The Nate Holden Performing Arts Center: With extraordinary dancers and eloquent choreography, Los Angeles based, Clairobscur Dance presents it’s evening: Supremacy Ride. Featuring world premieres and repertory works by Choreographer Laurie Sefton with guest collaborator Hip-Hop poet/spoken word artist Jason Chu. "Laurie Sefton is one of Los Angeles' finest and strongest choreographers .... beautiful artistry....extraordinary choreography and dancing...."– Jeff Slayton, SeeDance.com “The Nate Holden Performing Arts Center is a facility of the City of…
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Clairobscur Dance in performance
Clairobscur Dance in performance at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center. Featuring choreography by Laurie Sefton including the world premiere of a new work about Cultural Legacy (with live music by Bryan Curt Kostors and Victoria Vasta), Supremacy Ride (based on the gestures of the current U.S. President) and Triptych: Experience in Defiance with guest collaborator Hip-Hop poet/spoken word artist Jason Chu. "Laurie Sefton is one of Los Angeles' finest and strongest choreographers .... beautiful artistry....extraordinary choreography and dancing...."–…
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